Rod-packing.



G. G. ANDERSON.

non mgxnw. APPLIUATION FILED D30. 16, 191]).

Patented June 27, 1911.

UNIT STA y CHARLES C. ANDERSON, OF ST. JOSEPH, MISSOURI, ASSIGNOB T UHLER MOTOR 00.,

OF ST. JOSEPH, MISSOURI.

non-menus.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES C. ANDER- SON, citizen of the United States, residing at St. Joseph, in the count-y of Buchanan and State of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Rod-Packing, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to metallic pack- I ing for rods, shafting, and the like, and refers particularly to a simple form of metallic packing for use on crank-shafts when it is desired to seal the crank case, as in twowhich is adapted for interposition between the offset portion of the shaft and the inner end of the bearing of the crank case,

' and which is of an expansible nature to bind the packing elements against the 0&- posite faces of the crank case and the o set portion of the shaft to effectually seal the bearing and at the same time admit of a slight longitudinal movement of the crank shaft through the bearing For a full understanding of the invention reference is to be had to the following description and accompanying drawing, in which:

Figurel is a longitudinal sectional viewthrough a crank-case having ashaft journaled therethrough and disclosing the improved packing applied to the same. Fig. 2 is a front elevation of the improved metallic packing enlarged. Fig. 3 1s a central sectional view transversely through the packing. Fig. 4 is a detail edge view of-the spring employed in connection with the packing.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the following description and indicated in all the views of the accompanying drawing by the same reference characters.

Referring to the drawing the numeral lo designatesa crank case which is provided at its opposite sides with bearings 11. Bushings 12 are disposed within the bearings 11 to support the opposite ends of a crank-shaft 13. The, crank-shaft 13 is provided, at apoint' within the case 10 with an offset portion 14 supported upon the r gistering arms 15. Each of the arms 15is pro-= Specification of Letters Patent. Patented June 27, 1911. Application filed December 16, 1910.,- Serial No. 597,703.

vided with a fillet 16 at its juncture with the main portion of the crank-shaft 13. From Fig. 1 it will be observed that a space is left between the inner end of the bearing 11' and the arm 15.

The improved packing includes a cylin drical member 17 having an inturned flange 18 at one edge, the cylindrical member 17 y and the flange 18 forming a small stuffing box adapted to fit snugly over the rounded portion of the crank-shaft 13. The inturned flange 18 is adapted to rest against the inner Slidably engaging in the outer or front end of the cylindrical member 17 is a gland 19 having an inwardly beveled outer edge 20 adapted to register with and seat snugly againstthe fillet 16 of the crank-shaft. The gland 19 is provided with an annular groove 21 into which isfitted an expansible packing ring 22 adapted for binding engagement against the inner face of. the cylindrical member 17. Within the cylindrical member 17, and disposed against the inner side of the flange 18, is a spring 23 which is in the form of a'washer given longitudinal serpentine form to provide a plurality of bearing points at its opposite sides engaging alternately against the flange 18 and the inner edge of the gland 19 to yieldingly hold .the gland 19 in the outer end of the stuffing box.

In the application of the metallic packing to the crank-shaft, disclosed to .advantage in Fig. 1, the small stufiing box is face of the bearing 11 and the bushing 12.

disposed about the rounded portion of the 1 crank-shaft 13 with the flange 18 resting against the inner ends of the bearing bushing 12. Thegland 19 is force the fillet 16 under the tension of the spring 23 while the expansible packing rin 22 seals the passage between the gland an the stufling box. Since the gland 19 is pro- 11 and against vided'with an outer beveled edge to snugly the arm 15.

one side providing Havin .thus described the invention what is claime as new is 1 Metallic packing including a cylindrical member having an inturned flange at a stufling box, a gland fitting in the open side of the stufiing box and having a peripheral groove, an expanda ing packing r1ng carried in the groove and in the open side of the stuflin engaging the inner wall of the stufling box, and a spring washer carried within the stufling box and being interposed between the flange. and the land whereby the latter is yieldingly extend ed. 2. Metallic packing including a stuffing box open at one side, a slidable gland fittin box an having a peripheral groove, a sp it packing ring carried in. the groove and extending agamst the inner wall of the stufiing box, and a serpentine spring washer carried in the stufiing box and against the gland to yieldingly extend the same. v

3 Metallic packing including a stufilng box for engagement about a crank shaft, a gland fitting m one side of the stufiing box and having a rounded outer edge receiving -the fillet of the crank shaft and being pro peripheral groove, a packingvided with a ring carried in t e groove and engagm against the stufiing box to seal the g an therein, and a serpentine spring washer disposed in the inner end of the stufiing box an in 1y bin the same against the fillet.

n testimony whereof, I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses. CHARLES C. ANDERSON. [1,. s.] Witnesses:

-LEWIS Semen, HERBERT R. Laws.

enga 'ng against the gland to yield- 

